Andrew3DP

Hi Framar, Thank you very much for your time and help, this worked perfectly. Really appreciate it. Now I have to pay it forward 🙂

Thanks for the offer Framar. Attached are the models.Pandoras BOX - PB shell-2.STLPandoras BOX - PB inter-1.STLPandoras BOX - PB inner-1.STL

Hi everyone and happy 3D printing, I have attached my project file and a couple photos for reference. I am experimenting with PVA supports and printing tolerances on our S5. One of our designers upstairs whipped together a "Pandora's box" model that features a part inside a part inside a part (1 outer shell and 2 inner parts). The intent was to print all 3 parts using PLA with PVA supports, dissolve, and have a fun little toy at the end. Everything has worked great except for one problem. I cannot figure out how to get the 3rd model to print (the innermost little sphere inside the other 2 parts)...the slicer preview confirms that this 3rd part will not be printed... Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts/experience they could share on why this 3rd model won't print as currently configured? Thank you! Note: I have placed each of the 3 parts/models on the bed separately. UMS5_Pandoras Box.3mf Pandora's BOX.PDF

This morning I installed our backup 0.8 AA core into the other extruder and switched things over appropriately in Cura to resave the model to SD. I am going to try printing through the other feed system to see if it helps.

Hi Framer, thanks for the question. Yes, same print cores on both sides. Yesterday was a good day on the S5 overall - only got the nozzle offset fault twice across dozens of prints throughout the day. Today has been a challenge for a different reason. I have not been able to successfully complete any prints today due to the E58 error occurring mid-print, causing an abortion (no change to model, same PPE head band off SD card). The only way to recover is to power cycle the material station. I tried cleaning the print core with cleaning filament earlier today, but that has not helped. The filament spool appears properly wound. Tension on filament seems appropriate (set to middle notch), proper bite marks on filament (I think). Any help would be appreciated to improve reliability. I really want to be able to run this printer remotely, almost 24/7. Thank you! Andrew

Hi everyone. Sorry if this has already been posted - I did a browse to check first before starting a new post. I recently changed over to printing PETG on our S5. In line with previous experience, before switching over to PETG I did a manual bed level with the S5 using a business card to add +0.2mm to the Z offset for PETG versus PLA. Since making this change, I get a nozzle offset probe failed error ~50% of the time when starting prints. Is this related to the manual bed level I did? Should I have not done the business card and allowed the printer/slicer to compensate automatically? I am using a 0.8AA core, with a 0.52mm initial layer height (0.4mm normal). I assumed the Z offset needed to be tweaked when changing cores and material. I did not want to drag the nozzle through the first layer. Thanks in advance for any help! Take care, stay safe.

Hi everyone. This topic is actually what brought me to make and account and browse the forum today, so I thought I would just add my +1 to this as an end-user concern. I have reached out to our reseller to ask about help with optimizing the start/end g-code to reduce the time and (in my opinion) excessive amount of filament being purged down the sides. I snapped some video to share with the reseller. It goes back and forth between 2 points and purges ~5-6 times at each location.